Which regions have the most Kiwis travelling overseas? The number of Auckland residents leaving the country topped other regions by almost a million in 2017, Statistics New Zealand data shows. With a population of about 1.7 million, there were over 1.2 million flights overseas by Auckland residents in 2017. ISTOCK About 125,000 New Zealand residents opted not to disclose where they were from on their departure cards. Statistics New Zealand used the orange departure cards to amass data on what region New Zealanders travelling overseas were from, and many left that part of the card blank.

Source: Stuff February 13, 2018 18:56 UTC